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Introduction - Have you ever wished you were in charge of your family vacations? Well, here's your chance. Since you have just completed a thorough study of our state, North Carolina, you and your family are going to take a ten day vacation exploring the state, from Murphy to Manteo.
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Task - Working in groups of three,
you must plan a vacation itinerary for a ten day period, staying entirely
in North Carolina. This should include the estimated cost of the
trip (including food, accommodations, and admission prices, etc.), a timeline
of the trip, a map of scheduled stops, driving directions, and a description
of each anticipated stop.
You will then present your itinerary
to your family. You will use a large cutout of NC to show locations of
attractions indicated in sequential order marked by an appropriate image
from the site. You will also highlight your route on a NC road map. You
will complete a bar graph to illustrate total amount needed for lodging,
food, and attractions.
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Process - Within your group, each person must complete a specific job. You may switch jobs daily if you wish or keep the same job throughout the duration of the project. Because this is a group project, remember that the responsibility of the group's grade is with all members. It is very important that you perform your job to the best of your ability. If you have trouble, ask someone in your group for assistance.
Use the following guidelines when
planning the trip:
1. You must stop at least
once in each region of North Carolina.
2. You must stay within the
budget. ($3,000)
3. You may include any stops
you like, but must include at least one historical attraction, one living
history museum, one cultural event, and one National Park. You may
visit any other sites as well, but these four must be included.
4. Your itinerary must include
round trip directions, meaning you need to end up back at home.
Job 1 - Travel Agent - Your job is to find important information about the places you will be visiting. Remember to include the required types of attractions and be sure your trip includes stops in each region. You will be responsible for giving admission price information to the accountant. You will be responsible for the description of each stop. Use Microsoft Works word processor to record information about places you are visiting.
Job 2 - Navigator- Your job is to use map web sites and plan your route to the destinations, record major highways, and estimated total mileage from place to place. Be sure to arrange the trip itinerary in a logical, sequential order. (For example, it would be unwise to visit Cape Hatteras, then Cherokee, then the Wright Brother's Memorial in that order.) You are responsible for preparing the map of stops and writing driving directions using major highways.
Job 3 - Accountant - You need to locate hotels or motels
within a few miles of your destination and how much that will cost.
(For hotel/motel rates, assume you have a family of four...2 adults and
2 children.) You must also include the following estimates for food
daily: Breakfast $15, Lunch $25, Supper $40. You will be responsible
for the itinerary of the trip along with the amount spent daily and the
grand total. The itinerary should be completed using Microsoft Works Spreadsheet
Travel Checklists.
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Evaluation - How well did you learn? Did you cooperate with your partners? Did you use your resources? Did you complete your assignment? Did you make a presentation to the class?
Grading Rubric:
4
= Outstanding
1 = Not Very
Good
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| Completion of Task | I included all three requirements for my presentation. My maps and graph were carefully completed. | I included all three requirements for my presentation. My maps and graphs were not carefully completed. | I included one or two of the three requirements for my presentation. | I did not complete any of the requirements for my presentation. |
| Participation | We worked together and equally shared the responsibility of planning and making our presentation. | We worked together bur did not equally share the responsibility of planning and making our presentation. | We worked together some of the time and were not able to plan together to make the presentation. | We played around instead of working on our presentation. |
| Presentation | I participated in the presentation and exhibited knowledge confidence of the material presented. | I participated in the presentation but was unable to answer questions about our trip. | I participated in the presentation but had little or no knowledge of the material presented. | I did not participate in the presentation. |
| Use of Resources | I was able to find all the information I needed to complete my presentation without outside help. | I was able to find most of the information I needed with little help from the teacher or another adult. | I was able to find some of the information I needed with much help from the teacher or another adult. | I was unable to find the information I needed and did not ask for help from the teacher or another adult. |
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Conclusion
After researching your trip, arranging
for lodging, calculating costs, and presenting your ideas to your family,
you are ready for an exciting vacation. Thank you for all your work, you
have saved your parents a lot of time. Be sure to take lots of pictures
so you will have the memories of the trip for a long time. Bon voyage!
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Books:
Harcourt Brace Social Studies Textbook
Internet Sites:
http://www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/nchistorical/default.html
Link that provides information and links to NC
historical places.
http://www.visitnc.com/index_home.asp
Provides an overview of the three regions of NC
and highlights possible tourist sites.
http://www.theus50.com/northcarolina/tourism.shtml
Short summary of historical places and tourist
attractions of NC.
http://www.insidenc.com/
You'll find resources for travel and tourism in
the state of North Carolina.
http://www.2chambers.com/tourist29.htm
Brings all of the state and local convention and
visitor bureaus and state and local chambers of commerce to
one web site. Provides various town's tourist attractions and lodging
information.
http://www.travelbase.com/auto/states/north_carolina.html
Provides possible hotels and their rates.
http://www.hotelsearchengine.com/
Provides possible hotels and their rates.
http://www.travelocity.com/Hotels/0,,TRAVELOCITY,00.html
Provides possible hotels and their rates.
http://www.mapquest.com/rtp/
Provides detailed driving directions.
http://www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/vvisits/default.html
North Carolina virtual visits.
Computer Programs:
Remember, you may use the calculator on your computer
as needed. Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, Calculator.
Microsoft Works Spreadsheet
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